Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Torintone 1086 DB

• Torinton e13 Bark

• Torrinton e14 JRC

• Thorinton c.1235 Chol 1254 P 1268 Bark 1277 P

• Thorintone 1252 RBE

• Thorrinton c.1280 Sheaf

• T(h)orenton 1276 P 1287 Court

• Thurhinton 1290–1327 AddCh

• Thornton 1260 Court

• Thornton in Wyrhale 1301 Chamb

• Matheue Thornton 1287 Court

• Thorneton Maheu 1307 Plea

• Matheu Thorn(e)ton 1360 BPR

• Thorn(e)ton Maheu 1329 Plea 1357 ChFor

• Thorn(e)ton Mayeu 1347 ChFor

• Thorn(e)ton Mayo 1385 ChFor 1418 Orm2 1513 Plea 1624 ChRR

• Thorn(e)ton Mayow 1397 ChRR 1483,1656 Orm2

• Thorn(e)ton Mayowe 1409 ChRR 1421 Orm2 1437,1483 ChRR 1507 MinAcct

• Thorn(e)ton May 1579 Dep

• Thorn(e)ton Mayes 1831 Bry

• Thornton Mayowe in Wyrehale 1409 ChRR

• Thorneton Graunge 1415 ChRR 1422 Orm2

• grangia de Thornton in Wirehale 1465 AddCh

• Thornton Grange, Thornton May alias Thornton Grange 1579 Dep 1585 Orm2

• Thorneton Grange 1620 ib

• Thorneton Hough, Thorneton Mayo alias Thorneton Hough 1624 ChRR

• Thornton Hough or Thornton Mayes 1831 Bry

• Thornton Hough 1842 OS

Etymology

'Thorn-tree farm', v. þorn , þyrne , tūn . Basingwerk abbey Fl, had a grange here until 1465AddCh 6278, cf. Thornton Grange and Little Grange infra . The manorial affixes are the Christian name of Mathew (OFr  Mahieu , v. Mayowse 3 29) de Thornton tenant here c.1252 and the surname Hough (cf. Hough 364) of the family of Richard del Hogh c.1329 Orm2 ii549.